The Columbus County Sheriff s Office is made up of more than 100 employees that offer full-service law enforcement services to over 55,000 residents. It has a chaplains program that offers spiritual guidance to staff and jail inmates. The office has patrol, detention and narcotics divisions. In addition, the Columbus County Sheriff s Office has a Special Weapons and Tactics team that specializes in handling high-risk situations. It also offers Drug Abuse Resistance Education program to school students. The program focuses on topics, such as personal safety, drug use and misuse, consequences of behavior, assertiveness training, stress management, and positive use of role models and support systems. The Columbus County Sheriff s Office is located in Whiteville, N.C.